The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-06
state News

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The Woodbury. Borough Council ba:
passed AN ordinance prohibiting the sale
Of all liquors in that place. Tins viii
close five beer saloons, but will mo- 81
feet the TWO hotels.
A detachment of $50 member aj the
sixth Regiment went to Sea g. {
Range Tuesday to practice on thr tar.
gets in order To quality as roarksmen
but it rained there 50 heavily that the
rifle practice had to he abandoned.
Stacy d. Layton, living near the
county iiue on Oldman'a creek near
Oliphant's mill, had about len tons of
meadow hay swept away by the lest.
cts caused by the recent rains.
Mayor Hoffman, Of Atlantic Clty,
is conceded to be the most tilicieut iii
GEL that city has had in tl1tt position.
The contract for building the new
bridge oven Raccoon creek, at swedes-
b0ro winch had been awarded Ia Free
holder Pierson for S4.100 has been re-
awarded to John NJ. Powell, of Camden
J for S4,15U. Il, a bid from Il member OF
the board Is not iii accordance with
the law. Work N the bridge has been
commenced and the pi ing Is completed.
The wife of Rev. Mr.. Thorn, pastor
Of the NJ. f. Church at Clayton, in put
ting Out a fire in the parsonage that
originated from the fall of a swinging
lamp on sunday, was seriously pros
trated from fright.
The sale of privileges for the Bridge
ton FAIR Melted 1884.
Dennis Butler, the well-kaown swim
meI. Monday rescued Jntn Lyons from
drowning at Gloucester. Butler says
he has saved l3Spersons from drowning.
The cost Of telephone service between
Woodbury. ard Philadelphia, IS nearly
as much as the price OF AN excursion
ticket be- y en- those points.
Two survivors of the Mexican war
LAT Woodbury., have been granted pen
Of S. pen month
i valuable herd Of sixteen llulstem
aud Je,sey COWS owned By George w.
Raife. of New Brunswick. have been
killed 10y order If tile United states
Inspector to "a Nou' the spread of pie
uro pneumonia, the herd having been
infected.
Barclay Peak, the Mount Holly muir
derer. has denied most emphatic
ally that he intended TO confess, and
said that he will monnt tie gaIlows
without l. murmer, btcause lie is inno-
cent. lie says he badgered by preach
ers. Sunday-sehool teachers and SALIVA
ion Army cranks continually.
Grading IS being done helweeu New
York and Philadelphia Ton two new
rack to the renusy wanna railroad,
making four when completed. Italian
aud uuugnrians are the prlucip9I work
men.
General ". +. Smith. Unl eel Sta rs
engineer, in his annual report to the
Chief If e tgineers, submits the follow
ing estimates tor expenditures 10 be
made during the next fiscal year. Man
rice RIVER, n. j., $50 GOO; WilmingtoA
Uarbor, Delaware, $4,000; Ice IIarbor
New Castle. Del, $4,000; SAINT Jones
River, Del. $50, 600; Mispillion Greek,
Del, So, 800, Broadkiln River, Del,
Sl0.0 Indian River. Del, 95O.00O;
A rum-craz4d and jealous German
furnished Camden on Monday after
noon with the most shocking and Stnsa-
tional tragedy that occurred III that ca
ty since the famous Hunter-Armstrong
murder. nearly ten years ago. VIII
lam Wiltshire, followed his wife to the
office of Justice L. Spencer Darr, colot-
ed. where she had goue to secure a
warrant for his arrest for assault, shot
her dead, then with another discharge
Of his pistol Instantly killed Justice
-, 10 y,,k5n re,n,n in his
~ ..it,a1 .uioi1. am stra.t-
corner in full view OF a number OF pei
- - ba il. no yirjui.
Ahe ~,
n sniih ON account of has strong
,nnositinn Ia Ex-Governor Leon Albeit
ara agna,rd over the fact that The
p-A,nncn,te La, judges and HE Coun-
ty Clerk were guests a. dinner gwen
recently TO celebrate senator N'h''n >
list birthday